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Big Wednesday is a 1978 American coming of age buddy sports comedy-drama film directed by John Milius. Written by Milius and Dennis Aaberg, it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu, California.
May 26, 1978 · Big Wednesday: Directed by John Milius. With Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville. Character study about the lives of some California surfers from the early 1960s to the 1970s as the Vietnam War interrupts their carefree life.
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The greatest swell ever is coming. On the day of its utmost intensity (Big Wednesday) lifeguards warn people to stay off the beach. Matt, Jack and Leroy meet on the shore and go surfing one last time for old times sake. So does Lopez, the new surfer, who looks at them with admiration and respect.
May 16, 2018 · Contemporary surfing culture and iconography have been deeply influenced by the legacy of John Milius’ 1978 cult film Big Wednesday.
Three 1960s California surfers (Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey) fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
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Here we’ll present a miscellany of facts, trivia and anecdotes from behind the scenes on Big Wednesday. Malibu in the early 60s, immediately post-Gidget, when some old-timers were already arguing the breaks best day were behind her. Photo: Stoner. The Seed. Unlike many Holywood surf flicks, Big Wednesday had real surfers’ fingerprints all ...
The film chronicles the story of three young California surfers - Matt Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack Barlowe (William Katt), and Leroy "The Masochist" Smith (Gary Busey) - who breathe and live surfing during the Vietnam War days.
Feb 27, 2004 · Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt) and The Masochist (Gary Busey) are three buddies who are the local surfing champions of Malibu in the early 1960's. They are treated like gods and live only to catch the next big wave.
Big Wednesday is American writer-director John Milius' attempt to use surfing as a metaphor for life. It doesn't work. [27 June 1978]
